Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Respiratory, Surgery, Critical Care

Job overview

We have a new opportunity for a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Respiratory, Surgery & Critical Care Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital - part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The post is fixed term, (up to September 2027), full time (37.5 hours per week), but flexible working may be considered.

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic band 5 or 6 Occupational Therapist with experience of working in the acute setting with patients with complex needs. Full induction; access to training; joint working and ongoing support will be provided from the friendly and dedicated therapists within the team and wider department. This includes team lead and clinical specialist OTs and the inpatient therapy lead who is also an OT.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting and challenging post, providing Occupational Therapy intervention for patients in both ward and intensive care areas, with respiratory, cardiac, medical, surgical and critical care conditions. This includes ventilated patients and those with tracheostomy or laryngectomy.

You will have the opportunity to take on team leadership responsibilities, including supervising band 5 therapists, support workers and OT students. Excellent communication skills; the ability to work well in a team; an interest in the training and supervision of staff, and a positive and flexible approach is essential.

You will be joining an established Therapy team of Physiotherapists, Dietitians, Speech & Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Support Workers supported by a Clinical Lead Therapist. You will be encouraged to take an active role in current projects, including service development, training and audit.

You will be working in a rewarding and challenging clinical environment. The therapies department at Barnet Hospital is committed to ensuring staff feel supported with career progression through supervision; appraisal; in-house / external training and leadership development. The department operates a 7 day service, and you will be expected to work one weekend in four on a rota basis.

We are a very friendly and welcoming service where staff wellbeing is a high priority. As part of this we continue to work towards achieving a fully inclusive department.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.